Top Leadership Development Blog Posts this Week: 12/15/17

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about culture change, HIPO programs, leadership and context, and the business case for leadership development.

“How would you describe the culture of your organization? Some might say, ‘It’s the smell of the place,’ or, ‘It’s how things are done around here.’ Research done on culture and organizational performance by Kotter and Heskett defines culture as ‘…gained knowledge, explanations, values, beliefs, communication and behaviors of large group of people, at the same time and same place.’ They concluded that differences in culture explains why one company succeeds where another fails within an industry. Consider Apple versus Blackberry, or Target versus Kmart. It wasn’t just the strategy that determined the success of the company, it was the culture. The ultimate summary statement on the topic may have been Peter Drucker’s familiar saying, ‘Culture eats strategy for lunch.’ However, culture can’t remain stagnant. As the economy and each industry changes, company culture needs to be constantly adapting.”

“Spending on corporate learning, particularly leadership development, continues to increase at a staggering pace. According to one piece of research, spending on frontline leadership development alone increased by over 310% in a three-year period. Despite the amount they invest in corporate learning, organizations continue to struggle to connect these programs with the day-to-day work of strategy execution.”

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